Structure for supporting plaster coating



NOV. 30, 1937. R 1 5 2,100,650

STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING PLASTER COATING Filed Dec. 20, 19 54 LIEI-.J.-1EEC 5-21- INVENTOR ETTORNEY Patented Nov. 30, 1937 I 7 29169155 UNITEDSTATES PATENT orrice STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING PLASTER COATING RoyPhillips, Dallas, Tex. Application December 20, 1934, Serial No. 758,4819 Claims. (01. 72- 1 18) This invention relates to elements employed inshowing the manner of insulating the tie from its building constructionand it has particular referpoint of securement. ence to a lathing tiefor holding plaster coatin Plaster c ating or wall. finish as usuallyanto its points of suspension. plied has a tendency to expand in hotweather o The principal object of the invention is to proand contract incold weather. Moisture is like- 5 Vide means for securing the plastersupporting Wise effective in causing expansion of the plaster, structureto points of securement, that is to say, a ng W e in eXtremelY aridSections of t0 the joists and studs of a structure in such country,plaster coating is inclined to contract. anner that the plaster coatingmay be slightly These different weather conditions cause the o displacedrelative to its points of securement to plaster coating to deter o ate ad e The P event cracking usually caused by expansion present inventiontherefore has been designed to and contraction due to variations intemperaovercome the eiiect of weather conditions and ture. preserve theplaster coating by so suspending the Another object of the invention isto provide same as to allow its supporting St uc u to yield means withwhich said ties are associated in a elat ve o s p s o Secureliiehtwallor ceiling construction to modify the infil- Continuing W h a o d adescription of tration of sound and moisture, together with the drawing,I designates an ordi a y ceiling means to minimize vibration and therebyprojoist while 2 designatesa wall stud. The cuslong the life of theplaster coating. tomary practice is to afiix'the metal lath 3 di- Theinvention generally aims to provide means rectly against the studs 2 bynailing. 'The struc- 0 combined to produce a structure of greaterperture of the invention shown in Figures 1' and 2, manence, capable ofresisting all weather conis to' first apply strips of corrugated paper 4or ditions which are instrumental in causing dethe equivalent to thesupporting structure I and terioration of the usual plaster finishes.The 2. This insulates the lath 3 from the supporting peculiarconstruction and assembly of elements structure. 5 by which this isbrought about is such that there The lath 3 is superimposed upon thecorru- Will be little or no increase in cost over that of gated paperstrips 4 after which the rods 5 are present types of plaster supportingstructures. applied. The rods, corrugated paper t and lath With theforegoing objects as paramount, the 3 are all preferably tied togetherand held in invention has particular reference to its salient suspensionon the supporting structure by one 6 features of construction andarrangement of of the several types of Wire ties shown in Figures partswhich will become manifest asthe descrip- 4 to 7 inclusive or a furthermodification of tion proceeds, taken in connection with the acthese.companying drawing, whereim- The feature common to all of the modifiedFigure l is a fragmentary view of a ceiling joist forms of ties is thatthey are capable of rotative 35 and wall stud at their meeting points,showing in and longitudinal movement relative to the nail or crosssection a fragmentary View of the assembly other means by which they area fiXe embodying the invention. Moreover, all of these ties are soconstructed Figure 2 is a perspective view of two wall studs, as toprovide a loop which is preferably at an 40 fragmentarily shown with afragmentary view of angle to the longitudinal axis of the body of the 40the invention in assembled relationship. tie in order that the loop mayreceive two rods Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing, atrelative right angles at their contiguous or instead of wire lath, afragmentary section of intercrossing points. An example of the foreypsumlathing or wall board. going is shown inFigures l and 2 in which 6 gFigure 4 is a perspective view of one form of designates the wire tie,the body of which is 45 wall or plaster tie. aflixed to the supportingstructure by a nail 7. Figure 5 is a perspective view of a modified Thetie 6 shown in Figures 1 and 2, while it may fOIm of Wall Plaster tie.be one of the several modified forms illustrated Figure Gisaperspectiveview of afurther modin detail, may be likened to the tie structure ifiedexample of the wall tie. shown in Figure 4. In this figure it will be 50Figure 7 is a perspective view of a further noted that a single piece ofwire is bent to promodified form of plaster tie showing the man- Vide anelongated space in which to receive the ner in which the supporting rodsare intercrossed nail i, one end being looped at a, the width of andheld by the tie, and which loop is at an angle relative to the body ofFigure 8 is a further example of the invention the tie. Being at anangle, one of the rods 5 55 may extend through the loop in one directionwhile another extends therethrough at right angles to the first rod.

In assembling the invention, the clips or ties 6 are first applied tothe supporting structure by the nails 1, after which the strips 4 areplaced in position and by placing the same against the protruding loopa, the paper is punctured to allow the loops to extend therethrough. Thelath 3 is next applied and the loop a of the ties protrude through theinterstices of the lath. Next the rods 5 are passed in intercrossedrelationship through the loops as shown in Figure 2 and are thus held bythe ties in close relationship to the lath 3. The plaster supportingstructure is thus assembled preparatory to the application of theplaster coating.

It will be observed that spacing or furring is accomplished byassociating elements as explained which will allow the requiredclinching of the plaster coat about the lath 3 and yet prevent theplaster from coming into intimate contact with the supporting structureI and 2.

It is also pointed out that in applying the ties 6, spacing of the rodsrelative to the stud or joist will depend upon the position of the nails1 in the length of the tie. In other words, when the nail 1 is driventhrough the tie close to the loop, the rods .are held firmly against thejoist or stud as the case may be but when the nails are spaced from thelop a of the tie at or nearer the opposite end .of the tie, the loop amay be pulled away from the point of securement which will allow therods as well as the lath 3 to be moved outwardly from the supportingstructure. It will be seen'that since the tie 6 is allowed to moverelative to the nail I, and in view of the fact that this is the onlymedium by which the plaster supporting structure is 'held to the wallstructure the plaster coating as well as its supporting structure maymove en masse relative to the wall structure. Accordingly, there islittle likelihood that the expansion and contraction of the plaster coatdue to weather conditions will cause the coat to crack or buckle.

Substantially the same structure is carried out in the example shown inFigure 3 aside from the fact that instead of metal lath, wall boards 8are employed. As in the previous case, the corrugated paper strips 9 aresecured to the studs l0 after having first secured the ties H to thestuds by means of nails 12. The loops b of the ties extend between theedges of the wall boards 8 as shown in Figure 3 and the horizontal rodsl3 lie in the space between the boards. The vertical rods M intercrossand overlie the rods l3 and these rods lie flush against the surface ofthe wall boards 8. At the points where the vertical rods are disposedover the spaces between the boards 8, a nail 15 or other suitable mediumis inserted under the rods to prevent them from lying within theintervening space between the boards. When the assembly as described iscompleted, a plaster coating is applied over the surface to conceal therods l3 and 14.

In Figure 5, a tie is shown having all of the features of thatillustrated in Figure 4 and described but is constructed from a nail I6,one of which is looped .at .H and the head [8 is flattened. The loop.I'! is shaped so that it will be at an angle relative to the axis ofthe nail .in order that the loop will receive rods H3 at intercrossed,right angular relationship. This tie is secured to the wall structure bya staple 20, sub

stituted for the nail 1 employed for securing a tie previouslydescribed.

Figure 6 shows a tie 2| shaped to define a loop 22 to receiveintercrossed rods and to provide a longitudinal space through which ispassed the securing nail.

In Figure '7 is shown a further modified form of wall tie embracing thefeatures of those already described and is comprised of a single pieceof wire 23 bent to provide a loop 24 for receiving the intercrossed rods25.

Figure 8 illustrates a form of the tie similar to that shown in Figure 6except that the wire 2.6 is bent so that one end 21 may be turned awayfrom the body of the tie and sharpened so that it will penetrate theinsulation, such as the corrugated paper 4 in Figures 1 and 2 and may becrimped to prevent displacement of the insulating medium. This tie isalso provided with a looped portion 28 to receive intercrossed rods.

In some cases, it may be preferred to produce the wire tie frominsulated wire, that is to say, a wire having a tubular covering ofrubber or an equivalent material. However, in lieu of a tie soconstructed, a piece of rubber or other insulating material 29, shown inFigure 8, may be disposed so as to underlie the tie and a nail 30 havingan insulating washer 3| is driven through the tie and the insulation 29into the wall structure. Thus it will be seen that a thorough insulationagainst sound and vibration is provided. It will be seen from theforegoing that the peculiar construction of the wire tie is such that itmay be adjusted mechanically at the time of its application and iscapable of movement relative to its point of securement to adjust itselfto a limited or necessary extent to the natural movements of the plastercoating.

Manifestly, the construction shown is capable of considerablemodification and such modification as is considered within the scope andmeaning of the appended claims is also considered within the spirit andintent of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A construction for walls and ceilings including rods extendinghorizontally around said walls and vertically thereon to overlie saidceiling, in an unbroken line to form a continuous line of reinforcing, arod tying means movably secured to the wall structure and having aprotruding looped portion disposed at an angle relative to its body, acushioning medium overlying a portion of said tying means, plasterlathing disposed intermediate said cushioning medium and said rods andexposing the looped portion of said tying means to jointly receive saidrods for relative movement.

2. A wall and ceiling construction including rods forming a continuousline of reinforcing throughout said walland ceiling, means capable ofsliding and rotating movement relative to their points of securement forreceiving and holding said rods for relative movement, a cushioningmeans interposed between said rods and their stationary supports forinsulating the same against the transfer of sound vibrations from saidsupports to said rods and plaster receiving means interposed betweensaid'rods and said cushioning means.

3. A wall and ceiling construction including intercrossing rods formingunbroken lines of reinforcement throughout said construction, stationarysupporting means, means secured at spaced points on said supportingmeans for slidable and rotative movement relative thereto and having aprotruding portion to jointly receive horizontal and vertical rods attheir intercrossing points whereby to enable said rod to move relativelyand with respect to their stationary supports, a cushioning means andmeans for insulating said rods from their stationary supports.

4. A wall and ceiling construction in combination with stationarysupports, a plaster receiving structure including rods forming acontinuous line of reinforcing throughout said wall and ceiling, loopedmembers for securing said rods to said stationary supports havingsliding and rotating connection with said supports whereby to be movablerelative thereto, and means for insulating said rods from said supports.

5. A wall and ceiling construction, in combination with stationary wallsupports, a plaster retaining structure including intercrossing rods,means secured to and movable relative to said stationary supports fortying said rods together and holding the same for movement relative tosaid stationary supports, said latter means comprising a wire tie havinglooped ends, one end of which is movably secured to one of saidstationary wall supports, the other end having connection with saidrods, plaster receiving lath and flexible corrugated means for spacingsaid lath and rods from said stationary structure.

6. A wall and ceiling construction in combination with stationary wallsupports, a plaster receiving structure including means formingcontinuous lines of reinforcing throughout said construction andsuspended from said wall supports for displacement whereby to yield withrespect thereto upon contraction and. expansion of said plaster, thesuspending means for said structure comprising wire ties looped at oneend to movably embrace a securing means afiixed in said supports andshaped at their opposite ends to engage said first means, and means forinsulating said plaster receiving structure from said stationarysupports.

7. In a wall and ceiling construction as set forth in claim 3, said rodreceiving means comprising a, wire tie having a loop in one end formovably securing the tie intermediate its ends to the stationarysupports of said wall and ceiling and having its opposite end turned atan angle to said loop to receive said rods whereby the latter will bemovable relative to said supports.

8. In a construction as set forth in claim 2, said rod receiving andholding means comprising a wire bent to define an elongated spaceintermediate its ends to adjustably receive a securing means and havinga looped portion at one end bent away from the longitudinal axis thereofto jointly receive a pair of rods.

9. In a wall and ceiling construction as described in claim 1, said rodtying means further comprising a member arranged to normally lie flushagainst the stationary supports of said wall and ceiling having aportion for jointly holding said rods and means arranged to be passedthrough said member at any point intermediate its ends to secure saidmember to said supports whereby thesaid member will be self adjustingupon contraction and expansion of a plaster coat.

ROY PHILLIPS.

